List of districts in Budapest

Budapest, the capital of Hungary has 23 districts (Hungarian: kerület), each with its own municipal government.

The number of districts in Budapest

Budapest was organized into 10 districts (numbered from I to X) in 1873 after the unification of the cities of Pest, Buda and Óbuda. The districts that time:

Buda: I, II
Óbuda: III
Pest: IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X

In the 1930s, 4 new districts were organized, numbered from XI to XIV. On 1 January 1950, 7 neighboring towns and 16 villages were annexed to Budapest by creating 9 new districts, so the number of its districts increased to 22. District IV was annexed to District V and the number IV was given to the northernmost newly merged town, Újpest. Former district borders were also partly modified but the old numbering system is still clear on the map. In 1994, Soroksár left District XX, became the newest district and received the number XXIII.

Districts

Listed below are the ordinal numbers of the 23 districts of Budapest, their official names (if there is one), and the names of the neighbourhoods within the districts. Each district can be associated with one or more neighbourhoods named after former towns within Budapest.

Buda is the hilly part on the west bank of the Danube (red cells in the table below), Districts I, II, III, XI, XII, XXII
Pest is the flat part on the east bank of the Danube (green cells in the table below). Districts IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX, XX, XXIII
Csepel is a big island in the south which barely belongs to Budapest. This part of the island is the District XXI and is also referred as Csepel.
Margaret Island is an island that is directly administered by the Municipality of Budapest (used to be part of District XIII) and is used as a recreational area
There is a third island called Óbuda Island (Óbudai-sziget) which forms parts of District III and hosts the Sziget Festival since 1993.

District number	District name	Neighborhoods	Sights
I.	Várkerület (Castle District)	Buda Castle, Tabán, Gellérthegy, Krisztinaváros, southern Víziváros	Buda Castle, Matthias Church, Hungarian National Gallery, Castle Hill Funicular, Sándor Palace, Fisherman's Bastion, Gellért Hill, Labyrinth of Buda Castle
II.	none	Adyliget, Budakeszierdő, Budaliget, Csatárka, Erzsébetliget, Erzsébettelek, Felhévíz, Gercse, Hársakalja, Hárshegy, Hűvösvölgy, Kővár, Kurucles, Lipótmező, Máriaremete, Nyék, Országút, Pálvölgy, Pasarét, Pesthidegkút-Ófalu, Petneházy-rét, Remetekertváros, Rézmál, Rózsadomb, Szemlőhegy, Széphalom, Szépilona, Szépvölgy, Törökvész, Újlak, Vérhalom, northern Víziváros, Zöldmál.	Tomb of Gül Baba, Mechwart Park, Cave of Szemlő Hill, Stalactite Cave of Pál Valley, Lukács Bath
III.	Óbuda-Békásmegyer	Óbuda, Aquincum, Aranyhegy, Békásmegyer, Csillaghegy, Csúcshegy, Filatorigát, Hármashatárhegy, Kaszásdűlő, Mátyáshegy, Mocsárosdűlő, Óbudai-sziget, Remetehegy, Rómaifürdő, Solymárvölgy, Szépvölgy, Táborhegy, Testvérhegy, Törökkő, Ürömhegy, Újlak.	Aquincum Military Amphitheatre, Zichy Castle
IV.	Újpest (New Pest)	Újpest, Megyer, Káposztásmegyer, Székesdűlő, Istvántelek.	Queen of Heavens Church, Synagogue of Újpest, Water Tower of Újpest
V.	Belváros-Lipótváros (Inner City-Leopold Town)	Inner City, Lipótváros	Parliament, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Gresham Palace, St. Stephen's Basilica, Vigadó Concert Hall, Ethnographic Museum, Hungarian National Bank, Károlyi Garden
VI.	Terézváros (Theresa Town)	Terézváros	Andrássy Avenue, Hungarian State Opera House, House of Terror Museum, St. Theresa of Ávila Church.
VII.	Erzsébetváros (Elizabeth Town)	Erzsébetváros	Dohány Street Synagogue, Rumbach Street Synagogue, Kazinczy Street Synagogue, St. Elizabeth of Árpád House Church, Reformed Church of Fasor, Madách Theatre, Gozsdu udvar, Hungária Bath (today: Continental Hotel Zara), New York Palace (today: Boscolo Budapest Hotel)
VIII.	Józsefváros (Joseph Town)	Józsefváros, Kerepesdűlő, Tisztviselőtelep	Hungarian National Museum, Erkel Theatre, Orczy Garden, Botanic Garden, Hungarian Natural History Museum
IX.	Ferencváros (Francis Town)	Ferencváros, Gubacsidűlő, József Attila-lakótelep	National Theatre, Palace of Arts, Kálvin Square Reformed Church, Assisi St. Francis Church, Zwack Unicum Museum, Ráday Street, Holocaust Memorial Center, Museum of Applied Arts
X.	Kőbánya (Quarry)	Felsőrákos, Gyárdűlő, Keresztúridűlő, Kőbánya-Kertváros	Népliget (People's Park), Planetarium, St. László Church, Csősztorony (Keeper Tower)
XI.	Újbuda (New Buda)	Albertfalva, Dobogó, Gazdagrét, Gellérthegy, Hosszúrét, Kamaraerdő, Kelenföld, Kelenvölgy, Kőérberek, Lágymányos, Madárhegy, Őrmező, Örsöd, Péterhegy, Pösingermajor, Sasad, Sashegy, Spanyolrét, Tabán	Gellért Hill, Citadella, Liberty Statue, Budapest University of Technology and Economics St. Gellért Church, Kopaszi Dike
XII.	Hegyvidék (Highlands)	Budakeszierdő, Csillebérc, Farkasrét, Farkasvölgy, Istenhegy, Jánoshegy, Kissvábhegy, Krisztinaváros, Kútvölgy, Magasút, Mártonhegy, Németvölgy, Orbánhegy, Sashegy, Svábhegy, Széchenyihegy, Virányos.	Elizabeth Lookout Tower, Normafa
XIII.	none	Újlipótváros, Angyalföld, Vizafogó	Comedy Theatre, St. Margaret of Árpád House Church, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
XIV.	Zugló	Alsórákos, Herminamező, Istvánmező, Kiszugló, Nagyzugló, Rákosfalva, Törökőr, City Park	City Park, Heroes' Square, Zoo, Széchenyi Medicinal Bath, Gundel Restaurant, Vajdahunyad Castle, Petőfi Hall, Museum of Fine Arts, Hall of Art, Transport Museum, Municipal Grand Circus, Petőfi Hall, Ferenc Puskás Stadium
XV.	none	Rákospalota, Pestújhely, Újpalota	Water Tower
XVI.	none	Mátyásföld, Sashalom, Cinkota, Rákosszentmihály, Árpádföld, Kisszentmihály, Ilonatelep, Petőfikert, Nagyiccetelep, Szentgyörgytelep, Szabadságtelep, Huszkatelep	Mátyásföld Airport,
XVII.	Rákosmente	Rákoskeresztúr, Rákoscsaba, Rákoscsaba-Újtelep, Rákosliget, Rákoshegy, Rákoskert, Akadémiaújtelep, Madárdomb, Régiakadémiatelep	Statue of Heroes, Statue of Pope John Paul II, Rákos Stream, Merzse Marsh
XVIII.	Pestszentlőrinc-Pestszentimre (Pest Saint Lawrence-Pest Saint Emeric)	Pestszentlőrinc, Pestszentimre	Ferenc Liszt Airport, Sándor Petőfi Statue
XIX. kerület	Kispest (Little Pest)	Kispest, Wekerletelep	Our Lady Church of Kispest
XX.	Pesterzsébet (Pest Elizabeth)	Gubacsipuszta, Kossuthfalva, Pacsirtatelep, Pesterzsébet, Pesterzsébet-Szabótelep	St. Elizabeth of Árpád House Church, Statue of Lajos Kossuth
XXI.	Csepel	Csepel	Little Our Lady Church, Tamariska Hill
XXII.	Budafok-Tétény	Budatétény, Nagytétény, Budafok	Czuba-Durozier Castle, Nagytétény Castle, Sacelláry Castle, Törley Castle, Törley Mausoleum, Memento Park
XXIII.	Soroksár	Soroksár	Heroes' Statue, Molnár Island
non-district	Margaret Island	Margaret Island	Dominicans' Monastery ruins, Francisian Monastery ruins, Premontrean Convent, Water Tower, Japanese Garden, Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Palatinus Swimming Pool, Musical Fountain

List of districts by population, territory and population density

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District	Name	Population (2009)	Area (km²)	Population density (people per km²)
I. kerület	Várkerület ("Castle District")	24,728	3.41	7233.1
II. kerület	-	88,729	36.34	2426.7
III. kerület	Óbuda-Békásmegyer ("Old Buda-Békásmegyer")	123,723	39.69	3117.6
IV. kerület	Újpest ("New Pest")	98,374	18.82	5227.5
V. kerület	Belváros-Lipótváros ("Inner City - Leopold Town")	27,283	2.59	10,433.6
VI. kerület	Terézváros ("Theresa Town")	42,120	2.38	17,556.3
VII. kerület	Erzsébetváros ("Elisabeth Town")	62,530	2.09	29,681.3
VIII. kerület	Józsefváros ("Joseph Town")	82,222	6.85	11,890.1
IX. kerület	Ferencváros ("Francis Town")	61,576	12.53	4859.7
X. kerület	Kőbánya ("Quarry")	79,270	32.5	2414.9
XI. kerület	Újbuda ("New Buda")	139,049	33.47	4105.9
XII. kerület	Hegyvidék ("Highlands")	56,544	26.67	2109.4
XIII. kerület	Angyalföld-Újlipótváros ("Angel's Field - New Leopold Town")	113,531	13.44	8309.6
XIV. kerület	Zugló	120,148	18.15	6525.3
XV. kerület	-	80,218	26.95	2988.2
XVI. kerület	-	68,484	33.52	2037.5
XVII. kerület	Rákosmente	78,250	54.83	1418.5
XVIII. kerület	Pestszentlőrinc-Pestszentimre ("Saint Lawrence by Pest - Saint Emeric by Pest")	93,225	38.61	2414.9
XIX. kerület	Kispest ("Little Pest")	61,610	9.38	6551.5
XX. kerület	Pestszenterzsébet ("Saint Elisabeth by Pest")	63,371	12.18	5198.3
XXI. kerület	Csepel	76,339	25.75	2963.9
XXII. kerület	Budafok-Tétény	50,499	34.25	1473.5
XXIII. kerület	Soroksár	20,387	40.78	501.8
All	Budapest	1,712,210	525.16	3260.4

Arrangement of districts

District I is a small area in central Buda (the western side), including the historic Castle. District II is in Buda again, in the northwest, and District III stretches along in the northernmost part of Buda.

To reach District IV, one must cross the Danube to find it in Pest (the eastern side), also at north. With District V, another circle begins: it is located in the absolute centre of Pest. Districts VI, VII, VIII and IX are the neighbouring areas to the east, going southwards, one after the other.

District X is another, more external circle also in Pest, while one must jump to the Buda side again to find Districts XI and XII, going northwards. No more districts remaining in Buda in this circle, we must turn our steps to Pest again to find Districts XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX and XX (mostly external city parts), almost regularly in a semicircle, going southwards again.

District XXI is the extension of the above route over a branch of the Danube, the northern tip of a long island (Csepel-sziget) south from Budapest. District XXII is still on the same route in southwest Buda, and finally District XXIII is again in southernmost Pest, irregular only because it was part of District XX until the mid-90s.